page_title: Latin Cathedral of St. Joseph
hierarchical_section_title: Latin Cathedral of St. Joseph
caption_attribution_description: English: Latin Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Shorja market, Baghdad العربية: كاتدرائية القديس يوسف اللاتينية في الشورجة ببغداد
context_page_description: The St. Joseph's Cathedral or Latin Cathedral of St. Joseph is a Catholic cathedral located in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.
  Because it is in the jurisdiction of the Latin Church, it is sometimes called the Latin Cathedral of St. Joseph in order to distinguish it from the Chaldean Cathedral of St. Joseph dedicated to the same saint but belonging to the Chaldean Catholic Church.
  St. Joseph's functions as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Baghdad which was established in 1643 as a diocese and elevated to its present status in 1848.
  It was originally a chapel built in 1866 to replace a smaller structure dating from 1721.
context_section_description: The St. Joseph's Cathedral (Arabic: كاتدرائية القديس يوسف‎) or Latin Cathedral of St. Joseph is a Catholic cathedral located in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.
  Because it is in the jurisdiction of the Latin Church, it is sometimes called the Latin Cathedral of St. Joseph in order to distinguish it from the Chaldean Cathedral of St. Joseph dedicated to the same saint but belonging to the Chaldean Catholic Church (also in communion with the Holy See).
  St. Joseph's functions as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Baghdad (Bagdathensis Latinorum) which was established in 1643 as a diocese and elevated to its present status in 1848.
  It was originally a chapel built in 1866 to replace a smaller structure dating from 1721.
caption: St. Joseph's Cathedral (Latin Church) of Baghdad, 2016
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